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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1513
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Ax, v. [ME. ax, axe, axen, OE. áxian, var. of áscian. A Chaucerian form used by Douglas for Sc. As v.] tr. To ask. —1513 Doug. iv. vi. 21 (gif ony axit quhy … ); vii. i. 66 (full mony axit hir to wyf); ix. i. 18 (set thou wald haue axit it); etc.
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